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Russia, US set to meet Syria envoy BrahimiRussian and US diplomats plan to hold a meeting with the international mediator for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, on Friday in Geneva, Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Wednesday. R More… |
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UN envoy wants Syria solution in 2013The international peace envoy for Syria said the situation in the country was deteriorating sharply but a solution was still possible under the terms of a peace plan agreed in Geneva in June. He said the state would collapse witho More… |
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UN envoy in Russia to end Syria conflictThe international mediator seeking to end the 21-month-old conflict in Syria met Russia's foreign minister in Moscow on Saturday after talks in Damascus but expectations of progress toward a negotiated solution were low. UN-Ar More… |
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Bloodshed could engulf Mideast warns UN Syria envoyThe international mediator on Syria said its civil war risks spilling across borders to engulf the Middle East and appealed for a temporary truce he said could mark a small step towards defusing 19 months of conflict. More… |
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Bahrain envoy takes part in key forumBahrain's Ambassador to Russia, Dr Hashim Hassan Al Bash participated in St Petersburg 16th International Economic Forum that concluded yesterday. The forum, which began on Thursday, focused on issues of modernising and diversifying th More… |
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Recalled Saudi envoy back in EgyptSaudi Arabia's ambassador to Egypt returned to Cairo on Saturday, Egyptian airport officials said, almost a week after he was recalled in a rare diplomatic row between the long-time allies. Ambassador Ahmed Abdulaziz Kattan was withdra More… |
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UAE recalls Iran envoy over island rowThe UAE has recalled its ambassador to Tehran for consultations after what it called a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who visited a Gulf island claimed by both countries. Iranian state ne More… |
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Saudis seek UN condemnation of plot to kill envoySaudi Arabia's UN delegation said on Tuesday it will submit a draft resolution to the General Assembly soon that condemns an alleged plot to assassinate its US envoy and urges Iran to follow the law. The draft resolution, provided to Reute More… |
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Obama Mideast envoy Ross to step downDennis Ross, a senior aide to President Barack Obama on the Middle East, has decided to step down from his post, the White House said on Thursday, in a further setback to the president's Middle East peace strategy. "Dennis Ross has an extr More… |
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Saudi envoy murder plot suspect pleads not guiltyAn Iranian-American man who US officials say has links to Iran's security forces pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday to plotting to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington in a bomb attack. Manssor Arbabsiar, 56, who was More… |
